Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Oliver Medvedik is an accomplished leader in bioengineering and molecular biology, currently serving as the Director of the Maurice Kanbar Center for Biomedical Engineering at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art since September 2013. In addition to this role, Oliver co-founded and holds multiple leadership positions at the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation, Genspace NYC, and Terreform, where efforts focus on innovative environmental design and community engagement. Oliver has also made significant contributions to education as a scientist-in-residence at the School of Visual Arts and as an adjunct professor at New York University, where courses on biomaterial design and biosemiotics are taught. With a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Harvard University and a diverse research background, Oliver Medvedik actively promotes advancements in bioengineering, mentoring students and running pioneering projects within academic and non-profit organizations.
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Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
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The Cooper Union, est. 1859, grants degrees in art, architecture and engineering and offers courses in continuing education in New York City's East Village. Through outstanding academic programs in architecture, art and engineering, and a Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art prepares talented students to make enlightened contributions to society. From the start, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony. Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills that lead to prosperity while, at the same time, enriching their intellects and sparking their creativity. And he had a third purpose as well: To instill a sense of social justice that would translate into action. In 1859, such a broad pedagogical goal was visionary; today, it is the standard by which excellence in higher education is measured.